Walk Weight With Safety Features

ABSTRACT

A walking weight has a body with a cavity having two ends. A rechargeable power source is positioned in the body. A IC chip or CPU is electrically coupled with the power source in the cavity. An emergency alert is on the body. When the emergency alert is activated, a signal is transmitted via a cellular network to the legal authorities.

FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a walking weight and, moreparticularly, to a walking weight that includes safety features.

BACKGROUND

Various types of walking weights exist in the art. Particularly, walkingweights exist that have an audible signal as well as a light emittingsignal. These walking weights appear to work satisfactorily for theirintended purposes. However, designers strive to improve the art. Thus,the present disclosure is aimed at improving walking weights thatprovide safety features.

The present disclosure provides the art with a walking weight thatprovides an audible alarm as well as a silent alarm transmitted to thelegal authorities. The present disclosure provides the art with ahanging strap which, if dislodged from the walking weight, likewiseprovides the audible alarm as well as the silent alarm to the legalauthorities. The present disclosure provides the art with a walkingweight that has cellular, GPS, calorie counting, mapping and routing,heart rate sensing, flashlight receiving of web applications andpedometer capabilities. The present disclosure also provides the artwith a recharageable device that includes an SD card slot.

SUMMARY

According to a first embodiment, the walking weight comprises a weightedbody having two ends. A cavity is present in the body. A rechargeablepower source is positioned in the cavity. An IC chip is electricallycoupled with the power source. The IC chip has cellular capabilities. Anemergency alert button is positioned on the body. When activated, theemergency alert button transmits a signal to the IC chip which, inturns, transmits a signal to legal authorities. Also, a strap isremovably coupled with an electrical port on the body. The electricalport is electrically coupled with the IC chip. When the strap isdislodged from the electrical port, a signal is sent to the IC chipwhich, in turns, transmits a signal to legal authorities. An audiblealarm is simultaneously activated upon pushing of the button ordislodgement of the strap. The IC chip also has GPS, calorie counting,pedometer, map and route, heart sensing, flashlight, and web applicationreceiving capabilities. A blue tooth audio system may be received in thecavity with speakers projecting from the body. An inlayed screen,preferably of the touch type, is inlayed on the body. The screen iselectrically coupled with the integrated circuit chip as well as withthe power source. An SD card slot is present on the body to receive acellular card.

Further areas of applicability will become apparent from the descriptionprovided herein. The description and specific examples in this summaryare intended for purposes of illustration only and are not intended tolimit the scope of the present disclosure.

DRAWINGS

The drawings described herein are for illustrative purposes only ofselected embodiments and not all possible implementations, and are notintended to limit the scope of the present disclosure.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view of the hand weight in accordance with thedisclosure.

FIG. 2 is an elevation view of FIG. 1.

FIG. 3 is a cross-section view of FIG. 2.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Example embodiments will now be described more fully with reference tothe accompanying drawings.

Turning to the figures, a walk weight is illustrated and designated withthe reference numeral 10. The walk weight 10 includes a body 12 with apair of ends 14, 16. The body 12 has an overall cylindrical shape withthe ends providing a truncated cone appearance. The body 12 and ends 14,16 are generally unitarily formed; however, the ends 14, 16 could beseparate parts or could be removable to change the weight of the walkweight. The body 12 may be manufactured out of any desirable materialsuch as plastic, metal, ceramic or the like. The body 12 includes ahollow cavity 20. Additionally, the body has a cut-out 22 that receivesa screen 24.

The body 12 also includes a plurality of electrical ports. The bodyincludes a charge port 26, a strap receiving port 28 and an SD card port30. The ends 14, 16 include apertures 32, 34 to receive speakers 36, 38.Additionally, the end 16 include an alert or panic button aperture 40that receives the alert or panic button 42.

Viewing FIG. 3, the cross-sectional view of the body, as can be seen,weights 44 in phantom may optionally be positioned in the cavity. Theweights 44 are positioned on the ends 14, 16. Thus, the weights 44 canbe removable to adjust the weight of the walk weight.

As can be seen in FIG. 3, rechargeable batteries 50 are positioned inthe cavity. The rechargeable batteries 50 are electrically coupled witha IC chip 52 or CPU positioned in the cavity. The IC chip or CPU iselectrically connected with the screen 24, speakers 36, 38, battery 50,panic button 42, as well as the electrical ports 26, 28, and 30.

The screen 24 includes a menu that provides the device 10 with severaloptions. However, the panic alert button 42 and wrist strap 60, which iscoupled with port 28, bypass the menu. These features are directlyelectrically coupled with the IC chip 52 so that if the button 42 ispressed or the wrist strap is removed or dislodged from port 28, asignal is sent from the button 42 or port 28 to the IC chip which, inturns, transmits, via a cellular network, bluetooth, near fieldcommunication (WIFI, etc.), or a signal to a cellular device to thelegal authorities, such as the police, park ranger, or the like that theuser with the walk weight is in need of help. Additionally, an audiblesignal or alarm is simultaneously activated by pushing in the button orthe dislodgement of the wrist strap so that the audible alarm is blastedthrough the speakers 36, 38.

The touch screen has the ability to electrically communicate with the ICchip or CPU to activate various features of the walk weight. The IC chip52 or CPU has GPS capability. The GPS signal bypasses the screen so thatthe GPS tracking is always activated once the walk weight is activatedor turned on.

A blue tooth audio system is integrated into the IC chip 52 so that aSmartphone or the like may be played through the speakers of the walkweight 10. Additionally, a calorie counting circuit, a pedometercircuit, a map or routing circuit, a heart rate sensing circuit 54,flashlight bulb 56 and a web application circuit may be integrated withthe IC chip 52, in a conventional manner, to provide these features tothe walk weight. In this case, these features would be shown on thescreen 24 so that the user may pick and choose the desired function fromthe menu. These features can be activated or deactivated by the user sothat the user may have the desired function. The web application circuitwould enable communication, via the cellular network, so that differentmaps or routes could be downloaded to the IC chip 52 or PCU anddisplayed on the screen.

Additionally, an SD card could activated the cellular service of thewalk weight. Thus, the IC chip 52 or CPU is connected with the cellularnetwork so that the authorities may be contacted when the walk weight isactivated by the alert button or the dislodgement of the wrist strap.Additionally, other information may be stored on the SD card and thefunction may be on the SD card instead of the IC chip.

Thus, in use, when the user is confronted by a situation, the user canhit the alert or panic button 42 or dislodge the wrist strap 60 from thewalk weight. Either function activates the IC chip 52 and a signal issent to the legal authorities. Also, an audible alarm is activated.

In the event, of a false alarm, the user can hold the alert or panicbutton in for five seconds so that the transmission or the signal isterminated.

The foregoing description of the embodiments has been provided forpurposes of illustration and description. It is not intended to beexhaustive or to limit the disclosure. Individual elements or featuresof a particular embodiment are generally not limited to that particularembodiment, but, where applicable, are interchangeable and can be usedin a selected embodiment, even if not specifically shown or described.The same may also be varied in many ways. Such variations are not to beregarded as a departure from the disclosure, and all such modificationsare intended to be included within the scope of the disclosure.

What is claimed is:
 1. A walking weight comprising: a weighted body withtwo ends; a cavity in the body; a rechargeable power source in thecavity; an integrated circuit electrically coupled with the powersource, the integrated circuit having cellular capability; an emergencyalert button on the body, when activated, the emergency alert buttontransmits a signal to the integrated circuit which, in turn, transmits asignal to legal authorities; and a strap removably coupled with a porton the body, the port electrically coupled with the integrated circuitwherein when the strap is dislodged from the port, a signal is sent tothe integrated circuit which, in turn, transmits a signal to the legalauthorities.
 2. The walking weight according to claim 1, wherein anaudible alarm is simultaneously activated by pushing of the button anddislodgement of the strap.
 3. The walking weight according to claim 1,further comprising the integrated circuit having GPS capabilities. 4.The walking weight according to claim 1, further comprising a blue toothaudio system in the cavity with speakers in the body.
 5. The walkingweight according to claim 1, further comprising the integrated circuithaving calorie counting capability.
 6. The walking weight according toclaim 1, further comprising the integrated circuit having pedometercapability.
 7. The walking weight according to claim 1, furthercomprising the integrated circuit having map and router capability. 8.The walking weight according to claim 1, further comprising theintegrated circuit having heart rate sensing capability.
 9. The walkingweight according to claim 1, further comprising the integrated circuithaving web application receiving capability.
 10. The walking weightaccording to claim 1, further comprising the integrated circuitelectrically coupled with an SD card slot on the body.
 11. The walkingweight according to claim 1, wherein a screen is inlayed on the body,the screen electrically coupled with the IC chip and the power source.12. The walking weight according to claim 1, wherein a light bulb is onthe body.